Improvement in reciprocating churns



G. De NOTTBEBK.

Reciprocating Churn. #163,365, Patented Ma 18,1875.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIoE GABRIELLE DE NOTTBEGK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN RECIPROCATING CHURNS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 163,365, dated May 18, 1875; application filed April 17, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GABRIELLE DE NOTT- BEGK, of New York city, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Ghurns, of which the following is a specification:

My invention consists of utilizing the shaking and jarring motion of a railroad-car for producing the agitation of milk and cream for making butter, and to economize time by produoin g the butter while transporting it to market.

I provide a churn-box with a dasher suspended inside by a spring, so that the up-anddown motion of the cars will be so amplified in its effect on the cream as to readily convert it into butter, thus saving much time and la bor.

Figure 1 is a perspective and sectional view of a churn resting on and also suspended by springs in a car, and also containing a dasher suspended by a spring. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation, showing the churn-box let down through the car-floor, flush with it; and Fig. 3 is a plan view of a car-floor having a series of churns so arranged.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents the car-body, and B the floor. G is a box or case of any approved kind, constituting the body of the churn, which is to be mounted on springs D alone, or also suspended by springs D, or suspended only so that it will be effectually shaken by the motion of the car, and thereby will churn the cream into butter. F is a dasher, also to be suspended by a spring, G, for obtaining motion by the same means to churn the cream. H is a removable cover, aflording access to the churn.

The churn maybe placed on the floor, as in Fig. 1, or suspended inrit, as in Fig. 2. In the latter case only the dasher will be mounted on a spring; but a considerable agitation will be produced by the car independently of the dasher.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combinationof the dasher F and spring G with the churn-body O and cover H, as shown and described, to operate as specified.

GABRIELLE DE NOTJPBEGK.

Witnesses:

J OHANNA SCHARSOHMIDT, THOMAS PRUDEN. 

